British in America

By Margaret J. Goldstein

British people began coming to America as colonists before the United States existed and had a huge impact on the country we know today. from the British the United States received its laws, language, and many of its customs. All but two of the men who sat on the Constitutional Convention traced their roots to the British. In "British in America", readers discover the history of the British American experience. They follow the struggles and the triumphs of British immigrants, and learn about modern British Americans.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822548755
• ISBN13: 9780822548751
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8